Is #Gender Affirmation Surgery Trending? An Analysis of Plastic Surgery Residency Social Media Content.

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS

ACS Applied Bio Materials Pub Date : 2024-06-17 eCollection Date: 2024-06-01 DOI:10.1089/trgh.2021.0215

Rose S Maisner, Kailash Kapadia, Ryan Berlin, Edward S Lee

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Abstract

Purpose: Given rising demand for gender affirmation surgery (GAS), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and others' (LGBTQ+) patient care, and sexual and gender minority (SGM) representation in plastic surgery, we sought to analyze integrated residency programs' posts for LGBTQ+ content.

Methods: Programs were identified from the American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons website. Accounts were searched for on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Posts uploaded through June 24, 2021 were analyzed. Mann-Whitney U- and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to compare content between programs.

Results: Of 82 programs, 76 (92.7%), 31 (37.8%), and 30 (36.6%) have Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts, respectively. Two hundred eighty-one (1.3%) posts displayed LGBTQ+ content, including educational (29.9%), research (17.4%), news (11.0%), resident interests (10.7%), pride/diversity (9.6%), posts to attract applicants/patients (7.5%), operative/clinic cases (6.8%), faculty spotlights (6.4%), and patient testimonials (1.1%). One hundred eighty-one (64.4%) posts described GAS overall, 42 (23.2%) described top, 32 (17.7%) described genital, and 32 (17.7%) described facial surgery. Instagram and Facebook have more LGBTQ+ content than Twitter (p≤0.037). Newly accredited programs have significantly more LGBTQ+ content on Facebook (p=0.036). Programs in the West, having more perceived prestige, or GAS fellowships tended to have more LGBTQ+ content.

Conclusion: Despite growing demand for GAS and thus training, 1% of content on plastic surgery residency social media accounts is LGBTQ+ related. Reasons for lack of representation require further investigation but may include (1) limited GAS and LGBTQ+ patient exposure during training or (2) lack of SGM inclusivity for residents, faculty, and patients.

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#性别确认手术正在流行吗？整形外科住院社交媒体内容分析

目的：鉴于对性别平权手术（GAS）、女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、变性人、同性恋者和其他人（LGBTQ+）患者护理以及整形外科中性和性别少数群体（SGM）代表的需求不断增加，我们试图分析综合住院医师培训项目中有关 LGBTQ+ 内容的帖子：方法：我们从美国整形外科学术委员会网站上确定了这些项目。在 Instagram、Facebook 和 Twitter 上搜索账户。对截至 2021 年 6 月 24 日上传的帖子进行了分析。使用 Mann-Whitney U- 和 Kruskal-Wallis 检验来比较不同项目的内容：在 82 个节目中，分别有 76 个（92.7%）、31 个（37.8%）和 30 个（36.6%）拥有 Instagram、Facebook 和 Twitter 账户。281条（1.3%）帖子显示了LGBTQ+内容，包括教育（29.9%）、研究（17.4%）、新闻（11.0%）、住院医师兴趣（10.7%）、自豪感/多样性（9.6%）、吸引申请人/患者的帖子（7.5%）、手术/临床病例（6.8%）、教师聚焦（6.4%）和患者感言（1.1%）。有 181 篇（64.4%）帖子描述了 GAS 整体情况，42 篇（23.2%）描述了上部手术，32 篇（17.7%）描述了生殖器手术，32 篇（17.7%）描述了面部手术。Instagram 和 Facebook 上的 LGBTQ+ 内容多于 Twitter（P≤0.037）。新认证的项目在 Facebook 上的 LGBTQ+ 内容明显更多（p=0.036）。西方国家的项目、声望较高的项目或GAS奖学金项目往往有更多的LGBTQ+内容：结论：尽管对 GAS 以及培训的需求不断增长，但整形外科住院医师社交媒体账户中与 LGBTQ+ 相关的内容仅占 1%。缺乏代表性的原因需要进一步调查，但可能包括：（1）培训期间接触的 GAS 和 LGBTQ+ 患者有限；或（2）住院医师、教师和患者缺乏 SGM 包容性。

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ACS Applied Bio Materials Chemistry-Chemistry (all)

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